to continue to increase; to continue to mount
donation; presentation; gift
guess; speculation; supposition
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
nightlife; night amusements
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
period of youth; while young
allotment (allocation) of marks
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to slap; to strike; to spank
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
several years; a few years
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
unpredictability; element of surprise
intention; idea; inclination; wish
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
answering machine; answer phone
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around